Steven R. FrenchNOSEBLEED“Buddy, you gotta turn down the heat in here. I’m going to get a nosebleed”, said Marty as our Dodge Ram packed with all of our gear…Sep 22, 2022Sep 22, 2022
Steven R. FrenchMAESTROPouring the last of the Canada Dry I contemplated my mission: I would walk the dogs to the gas station out on Pape Avenue where I could…Sep 22, 2022Sep 22, 2022
Steven R. FrenchALLEYWAYSI take the alleyways when I’m dog walking. It is much different than taking the main road. The main road is noisy, there are other dog…Sep 22, 2022Sep 22, 2022
Steven R. FrenchURGENT BUSINESS IN MONTREALThe company sent me to Montreal to conduct business meetings with some prospective clients that we’d been grooming for some time. A…Sep 22, 2022Sep 22, 2022
Steven R. FrenchTHE TROUBLE WITH MITCHHis hands fidgeted wildly in front of him, arms writhing like two cobras in a fight as he walked barefoot up to the front door and knocked.Aug 1, 2022Aug 1, 2022
Steven R. FrenchSERBIAN MEATBALLSStan was not a percussionist; he was a drummer. Along with anabolic steroids, rock n’ roll was in his blood. He came from a Slavic family…Aug 1, 2022Aug 1, 2022
Steven R. FrenchNICE NORMAL COUPLE IN THE BASEMENTThere was a terrible clattering sound down in the back stairs that adjoined the basement apartment with the main floor apartment where…Jun 27, 2022Jun 27, 2022
Steven R. FrenchYOU’RE NOT THE H’OWNERI liked Pierre. He was honest about his opinions and stood by them even if they were sometimes unpopular. And like my French, his English…Jun 26, 2022Jun 26, 2022
Steven R. FrenchDROPPED IN AT BREAKFAST“Someone dropped in at breakfast this morning”, Gloria said to me on the phone as I sat at my desk, reviewing spreadsheets and work orders.Jun 26, 2022Jun 26, 2022
Steven R. FrenchFAMILY TREE“Oh my god, sweetie, we’re BLACK!” Gloria cried into the phone as soon as I said ‘hello’.May 26, 2022May 26, 2022